| 良禽择木而栖 |
liáng qín zé mù ér qī |
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity |
| 良 |
liáng |
good / very / very much |
| 良禽择木 |
liáng qín zé mù |
a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb) / fig. a talented person chooses a patron of integrity |
| 禽 |
qín |
(bound form) birds; fowl / (literary) birds and animals / old variant of 擒 |
| 择 |
zé |
to select / to choose / to pick over / to pick out / to differentiate / to eliminate / also pr. [zhai2] |
| 木 |
Mù |
surname Mu |
| 木 |
mù |
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 栖 |
qī |
to perch / to rest (of birds) / to dwell / to live / to stay |
| 栖 |
xī |
used in 栖栖 |